I'm assuming, Hrothgar, that you know that Elvis's "Love Me Tender" is the same tune as "Aura Lee", so it's not really that weird to imagine him singing the original. I am unhappy to hear about Johnny Horton's nasty recordings. His version of "The Battle of New Orleans" was the first record I ever bought in my life, for 50 cents when I was eight years old, and I've still got it.